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With close reference to the novel that you have read, discuss how courage is shown by one of the characters.

In the novel “Catch Us If You Can”, the character who shows courage is Rory. Rory handles challenges with courage. No fear will ever deter him from being separated from his Granda. He had to risk the dangers from being caught as well as other problems that come his way. Firstly, a boy in his early teens, Rory has the courage to take care of his grandfather all by himself. It is not easy for him because he has to balance between school and taking care of his Granda who is getting more forgetful. It is not easy for a young boy to carry such a heavy responsibility. In addition, when they are separated, Rory plans an escape. At times, he feels like giving up, but courage kept him going. He knows he must be strong and brave to withstand the hardship of the Great Escape. He rescued Granda from Rachnadar and never looked back. Then, another example of courage portray by Rory was when Granda fails to wake up on top of the hill. Rory had to be bravely run for help where he knocks on a stranger’s door. For a young boy to do that is indeed very courageous thing. Throughout their journey going through the escape, I learnt that Rory is indeed very brave. He did not fear the unknown, caring for his aged grandfather while running from the authorities. He showed courage right from the beginning till the end.

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...CATCHUS
IF
YOUCAN
by Catherine MacPhail
Synopsis (Chapter by Chapter)
Name : ONG KOK YANG
Class : 5 AMANAH
CHAPTER 1
Rory and his granda were at the clinic. It was time for Granda’s regular check-up. Mister McIntosh, Rory’s granda, took a puff of his pipe. They met a young girl with a baby. The baby’s name was Lorelei. Granda linked the name to some past films. Granda’s pocket was on fire and the smoke alarm in the clinic went off. Rory took a vase full of water and poured it on his granda. He managed to put out the fire. Rory’s actions upset his granda. Dr Nicol was Rory and his granda’s family doctor. Dr Nicol asked Rory about his granda’s condition, Rory assured the doctor that his granda that his granda was taking all his pills. However, he showed some signs of forgetfulness. Dr Nicol suggested that they got a home help. He felt that Rory was taking on too much responsibility for his age. Granda protested to the idea of a home help. Dr Nicol was on the phone over Rory’s case.
CHAPTER 2
Rory was looking for his homework. Mrs Foley, his teacher noticed that Rory had forgotten his homework three times that week. Rory could not find his homework. He finally realized that his granda had thrown his homework down the rubbish chute. What Rory found was a bag of eggshells and potato peelings in his bag. Rory told Darren Fisher, his best...

...﻿CATCHUS IF YOUCAN by CATHERINE MCPHAIL
FORM 5 LITERATURE CAHPTER 5,6,7,8.
The next day at school Rory heard that everyone was talking about the fire.Darren said his mother thought granda should not be left alone & Rory shouldn’t have to take care of him.This was the week that Val Jessup a social worker came visit them.When Mrs Foley asked Rory what was happening at home,Rory was happy to tell that they got a social worker.When Rory go home from school,he discovered that the fire brigade was there.A neighbor Mrs MacKay was hopping mad as granda had set hi flat on fire.Granda had been sent to the hospital due to smoke inhalation.
Rory was taken to hospital to see granda who very ill.This was the time Rory prayed hard to God “Please god let him wake ups soon.Val Jessup came and made decision to sent Rory to Castle Street.The apartment was Not liveable anymore.
At Castle Street Rory was introduced to Tony whom introduced him to Castle Street’s mad bunch Tom,Jackie the black boy,Georgie the blonde girl and the crazy Tess whom Rory scared of.
Rory had a fitful night and in the morning when he breakfast he met Tess and Nellie.Then Val came and took Rory to hospital.Granda had recovered but very upset that Rory had taken to Castle Street.From the act of Val,Rory might know where granda will be sent. CATCHUS IF YOUCAN by CATHERINE MCPHAIL
FORM 5 LITERATURE...

...Choose an event in the novel you have studied which you find the most memorable. Give textual evidence to support your answer.
Based on the novel CatchUs If YouCan that I have studied, the event that I find the most memorable is when Granda almost died. Rory and Granda climbed a hill and had to run to hide from a police car. Because of this, Granda began wheezing and he looked very tired. Rory then saw a stone bus shelter and took Granda there to rest. A few moments later, Rory too fell asleep. When he woke up, he saw that Granda looked pale and was not breathing. Granda is dead, he thought.
Rory screamed at Granda wanting desperately to shock him back to life. He ran to look for help and found a house, where the owners recognized him. Immediately, the wife called the police and the man drove Rory back to the bus shelter. They saw Granda lying face down on the ground. The police and the ambulance arrived. Rory sat in the police car with another man. The man then told Rory that he was his dad.
In the end, Granda survived. They both stayed with Jeff’s family with his wife, Karen and two daughetrs in Liverpool. This event is found to be the most memorable because it shows how Rory loved Granda as he is willing to give up their escape all this while. It is laos the most memorable because Rory had to witness with his eyes his dying Granda. Lastly, because of this, he got to meet and live...

...﻿In the novel CatchUs If YouCan, by Catherine McPhail, an event that affects one of the characters in the story is when Rory takes Granda out from Rachnadar, a home for the aged. After taking his Granda out from Rachnadar, Rory decides to escape from the town where they both lived.
Their escape takes them to many places and they meet many people who help them. Rory learns valuable lessons from these people. For example, Rory learns about compassion and kindness from Sammy and Ruby’s family. From Rab, Annie and Norma, Rory learns that there are people in this world who would help others and the help comes in many forms. When Norma reports Rory and Granda to the police, she does so out of the kindness of her heart. This makes Rory touched and grateful.
This event has changed Rory’s life. His life has changed for the better when he and his Granda are reunited with Rory’s father. Now, Rory not only has a father, he also has new family members; a stepmother and two stepsisters. Granda has also learned to accept and forgive Rory’s father and this makes Rory very happy.
Before this escape, Rory was worried about his Granda and as he has to take up the responsibility of taking care of Granda, he cannot lead a normal life of a young, growing boy. Finally, at the end of the story, however, Rory’s life has improved as there are certain services provided for the elderly. He also has his father who is willing to take...

...NOVEL
Based on the novel that you have read, do you like the ending of the story. Give reasons for your answer.
The novel that I have read is CatchUs If YouCan. I like the ending because Rory is finally reunited with his father whom he has never met and Granda is also reunited with his long lost son. Rory would now have a chance to get to know his father as well as have a father figure in his life. Now, he has someone to rely on and go to for advice. Having a father would also mean that Rory can relinquish his role as guardian to Granda. As for Granda, meeting up his long, lost son is also a blessing. Years of anger will finally be replaced with love and happiness. He will be calmer and is able to enjoy his golden years. Jeff will be able to take care of him now, which means Granda does not have to feel guilty about Rory anymore.
Secondly, the ending appeals to me because it means that Rory and Granda will not be alone anymore. They have a family who will love and care for them. Rory will have a mother and siblings to play with. He will receive motherly love and attention; something he sorely misses. He won’t have to skip school or football practice to prepare Granda’s meals or his medicine. He doesn’t need to shoulder such a heavy responsibility anymore. He could be a child once again and enjoy a healthy childhood as he should.
Lastly, the other...

...story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
Objective: To strengthen student’s comprehension strategies and develop their active reading abilities by teaching readers that they can use aspects of a book to infer meaning using illustrations as well as text when they are reading to help them to think about what is going on in a story and then better comprehend what the story is about.
Focus: To emphasize the use of making inferences using all aspects of a book as a means of thinking about and comprehending texts.
Introduction/Connection:
To begin the lesson the teacher will begin with a discussion on review reading strategies the children already know and discuss how these strategies can help them as readers. Then the teacher will explain to students that when reading we have learned to infer what a character might be feeling based on the illustrations in the text. She will ask the children what they think the word infer means. After a few student responses she will explain that infer means to understand what is happening in the text without the author actually telling us. She will explain that inferring is about reading faces, reading body language, reading expressions, and reading tone as well as text. She will ask the children if they can think about the word inference, what it means, and any examples of inferring that they may know. After a few student responses she will...

...Yara Hassan
Period 8
Catch Me If YouCan, Frank Abagnale with Stan Redding
Characters:
1. Frank Abagnale- tall, thin, clean cut, very intelligent, cunning, mysterious, nice, caring.
Frank Abagnale was the main character, an innocent boy who was from a newly broken home and sought amusement in conning people into giving him money. This became his profession at age 17 and was successful until age 20. He was smart and daring. He observed situations which helped him accomplish his schemed. In each situation Abagnale changed himself to fit the persona he needed to pull off his schemes. Throughout the novel he pretends to be a doctor, lawyer, writer and sociology professor.
2. Rosalie- blonde hair, catholic girl, still virgin, innocent, understanding, kind, adventurous, conned.
Rosalie and Frank met when he was pretending to be the Pam Am pilot Frank Williams and they started to date. Frank fell in love with her and they visited her parents and Rosalie started to plan their wedding. Frank felt compelled to tell her his true identity if they were to be married, but when he did she turned him in and he ran away and never spoke to her again.
3. Armand Periguex- 75, husky, old, traditional, kind, caring, loves to tell stories.
Armand and Frank were neighbors when he moved to France (Montpellier) and acted as a writer. Armand would go over Frank’s house and tell him stories about wine and the vineyard and...

...Novel CatchUs If youCan
Based on the novel” CatchUs If YouCan” by Catherine McPhail. I have studied many characters that can be more responsible to what they do. The main character is a responsible person. The main character is Rory that a boy in this novel. Responsible can be described as a work that we must do it by ourselves. Now, I will discuss to all of you about the character that has shown responsibility in his actions. It is the main character, Rory.
Firstly, let me move on with my first argument that show the main character, Rory is a responsible person. It can be shown from chapter one, at the clinic. Rory brings Granda for medical check-up. Granda afraid to meet the doctor and Rory tries to calm down his as well. The same time, Granda can’t be a mature person. He acts such as a child at there. Rory asks Granda to behave himself. This can be proving at chapter one, page 2, at last paragraph “I pulled him back to our seats. “ Now sit down, Granda, and behave yourself”. After that, Granda helps a lady with opens the door to her. Granda puts on fire and Rory has to throw water all over Granda to put out the fire.
When they meet Dr. Nicol, Rory asks the doctor about Granda health. Dr. Nicol gives a suggestion to take a home help but Granda be the first person doesn’t agree...